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Have Goodpastures Auto Immune Syndrome, Taking Medications. Feeling Jittery, Body Moving, Hands Twisting. Cause?
my husband has a rare disease called Goodpastures auto immune syndrome . He is on a lot of medications, mostly vitamins and high blood pressure, He is on home dialysis . For the past few days he has felt jittery and feels confined and is constantly moving, even when he is sitting down he is moving his body, twisting his hands and acts like his is cold and chilling. What could be causing this?
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Mon, 25 Mar 2013
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hi
your husband has probably developed end stage kidney disease due to goodpastures syndrome.
For the symptoms you mentioned you need to get some tests done like urea,creat, electrolytes, calcium level.
need to look if he is receiving adequate dialysis?. If on peritoneal dialysis do Cell count of PD fluid and Culture to look if he has developed peritonitis.
These symptoms may be due to electrolyte imbalance or inadequate dialysis or occult infections.
you need to consult your Doc.
Regards
your husband has probably developed end stage kidney disease due to goodpastures syndrome.
For the symptoms you mentioned you need to get some tests done like urea,creat, electrolytes, calcium level.
need to look if he is receiving adequate dialysis?. If on peritoneal dialysis do Cell count of PD fluid and Culture to look if he has developed peritonitis.
These symptoms may be due to electrolyte imbalance or inadequate dialysis or occult infections.
you need to consult your Doc.
Regards
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